Can you assist with an item between now and September?

Please take a moment to see if you happen to have an item or can provide an item between now and September that can assist MCC take part in this one day event to help the homeless in our area.  Certainly with the economy the way it is, many people are finding themselves in situations that they would not have in other economic times.  It takes a small amount to assist.  Ms T.


Community Resource Exchange (CRE), a one-day mega-event serving more than 1,100 people experiencing homelessness. On September 24, United Way will be hosting its fifth Community Resource Exchange at QWEST Field, where King County's most vulnerable can receive a variety of much-needed services from haircuts and massages to dental care and employment training.  We're determined to make sure every client that visits us receives a care package full of the much needed supplies.
Specifically, we are trying to collect 1,500 of the following items:
·      Adult Underwear (new)
·      Adult Socks (new)
·      Hygiene Packs (Ziploc bags with deodorant, shampoo/conditioner, razor)
·      Backpacks
·      Adult Winter coats
If you can help, begin gathering these items in the next months and we will collect them at Emerald City MCC in September.   Questions? CRE@uwkc.org. 

Emerald City MCC meets at the Chapel of the University Temple UMC, 1415 NE 43rd, on 43rd  between 15th and the Ave. (University Way) at 11 am. Bus routes 30, 43, 44, 48, 70, 71, 72, 73. Free parking at UW Bookstore parking lot across from church and behind the Burke Museum, south on 45th and 17th.

Bent Classes Start July 1st

Are you looking for a way to grow your creative side this summer? Why not join a Bent class and spend some time with members of your GLBTQI community, writing and performing? Check out our page on the classes being offered and sign up today!


BENT: Bent Arts, a non-profit organization, is the only queer writing institute in the nation. The mission of Bent is to promote and encourage written and spoken word among LGBTIQ people and in our communities. The concept and work of Bent began August 2000, in the living room of Tara Hardy, Seattle-based writer, performer, and Slam Champ. Since, Bent has grown to a full institute, having served over 200 students, offering a variety of weekly classes and local and regional performances.



Check out Bent at http://www.bentwriting.com/

Everett Gender Support Closing and Philosophy of Seattle Announcements added

While I like to deliver good news, I also have the distinction of delivering news that is on the bummer end of things as well. Please see the below letter that was posted on Ingersol's website that I have posted in it's entirety on the closing of the Everett Open Support Meeting.  Ms T.

Friends -
    
    After more than eight years and 444 consecutive weeks,  the Everett Open Support meeting of the Washington Gender Alliance will be held for the final time on August 25, 2010.  The meetings will be held as usual and without interruption through that date.  The Bellingham Open Support meetings are unaffected by this change,  and will continue weekly as they have for more than 14 years.
    
    Unfortunately,  we just don't have the resources necessary to maintain the meeting.  However,  everyone is welcome to join us in Bellingham each Tuesday  7:30 - 9 PM at St. James Presbyterian Church 910 14th Street (at Fillmore Street) in the Fairhaven district. For those who aren't able to travel to Bellingham,  but still need an in person support meeting, Ingersoll Gender Center offers one in Seattle on Wednesday nights. And we will continue to answer questions and offer support via e-mail at info@washingtongenderalliance.com.
    
    We're sorry if this presents any difficulty for anyone,  but we simply have no choice but to take this action.  Many people have come through the doors of the Everett meeting since 2002,  and hopefully they benefitted from participating in the Alliance.  The work will continue,  just further north where it all began in 1996.
    
    Please share this information with anyone you know in the gender community.  It is our sincere hope that everyone gets the word by August 25th so no one comes looking for the meeting after that date.  The reason that our support meetings have been held each and every week is so no one would ever find a closed door.  It would be a shame if after eight years someone first came looking for the meeting after it was closed down.
    
    We've always been proud of being the only gender organization in Washington that has held two weekly support meetings in two different cities 60 miles apart.  While we will no longer have that distinction, our Bellingham meeting has surpassed 735 consecutive weekly meetings without interruption, and counting.
    
    Rory Gould,
    President

Take a peek at all there is to do...

Take a peek at the following posts and check out the Seattle Announcements Calendar and you will have a good idea of what is going on this weekend.  There are many more events coming up that I will be posting in the days to come.  For now, I am hitting the hay as it is 3am at the time I am finishing posting.

Wishing you all the best!

Ms T

WALLINGFORD WALKS - ARTISTS AND WRITERS on Saturday 17th

This event may interest some of you.  It is not a queer event as in, it is not organized by queers but by some fairly liberal type folks.  I normally do not clarify events in this manner as I figure many of the events my discerning readers can tell by the description of the event or type of event.  You can also send me an email if you have a question about an event.  I will be happy to answer it.

With this said, keeping our love of arts alive happens in many ways. 

Saturday, July 17, 2010, 10:00 AM

WALLINGFORD WALKS - ARTISTS AND WRITERS

Meet at Tully's - N 45th and Meridian Ave N

This walk will feature Wallingford art and the artists who create it.

We'll talk to them about their craft and what it is that keeps them creative. Visit with one of the artists who developed the beautiful fence at the Boys' and Girls' Club, a Wallingford author of not just internationally renowned novels but cookbooks too, and a Wallingford artist who is preparing a show for a Wallingford art gallery.

Mike Ruby, Envirometrics, Inc., 206 633 4456, www.envirometrics.com

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.  Ms T.

Saturday 17th Seattle Clean and Sober Queer Women and Friends Monthly Meet Up/Farmers Market

This Saturday hosts a great monthly event for the 

Seattle Clean and Sober Queer Women (And Friends!)

Monthly Meetup! 

3rd Saturday Smoothies and Farmers Market

The 3rd Saturday every month at 11am

Upcoming dates are this Saturday July 17, and next month on August 21st, September 18th.
Chaco Canyon Organic Cafe
4757 12th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-522-6966
www.chacocanyoncafe.com

How to find us:
"We'll have a bouquet of fresh flowers on the table. I'm sometimes 5 min late if parking is rough. By the way, parking is free north of 50th in the residential area." 

Find current details at: http://www.meetup.com/clean-and-queer/calendar/pfrfnynkbwb/

Follow the group to the University District Farmer's Market,
4519 University Way Northeast
Seattle, WA 98105-4515
(206) 547-2278
www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org

About the group: We are queer women and their friends, who are looking for opportunities to socialize in an alcohol-free and drug-free environment, or with the support of other sober people.

Let's get together and do something fun!  Think homo flash-mob on local events and festivals, or just chillin for a coffee, tea, or smoothie...
Support local culture and businesses, and meet other like-minded people.
Join us if you are interested in some good clean fun with friendly folks.

Please let us know what types of events you're interested in, or any specific ideas you have for the group.

We'll see you there!
Join us at: www.meetup.com/clean-and-queer

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.  Ms T.

All About Evil with Three Dollar Bill Cinema on Saturday the 17th

Saturday (17th) at the Landmark Theater it may never be the same again after all the 'Evil' Happenings that are brought to you by Three Dollar Bill Cinema.  Think DARK, SPOOKY, EVIL, DRESS UP and good ole fun with Seattle's BEST!  Read on as this description taken directly from wickedly wonderful http://threedollarbillcinema.org/calendar/all-about-evil/ says it all.  Ms T.

OFFICIAL EVIL PONY PRE-PARTY!
Begin your evening of wickedness before the clock strikes midnight at the official Evil pre-party on the night of the big show (8:30-10:30). Featuring the dark performance stylings of Ben de la Creme, Amoania, Ade and more! Drink the Peaches Kool-Aid special, win Evil giveaway prizes and more.

All About Evil

Satiate Your Midnight Movie Appetite when
Peaches Christ Brings You
ALL ABOUT EVIL: The Peaches Christ Experience in 4-D

Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Peaches Christ want you to prepare for an evening of maniacal fun as a cast of delirious ghouls will rock the Egyptian Theatre with William Castle-styled hi-jinks and EVIL fun!
Hosted by Peaches Christ and Sylvia O’Stayformore
Featuring the Midnight Mass Players and Bacon Strip Collective
Saturday, July 17th
Landmark’s Egyptian Theatre: 801 East Pine, Seattle, WA
Tickets: $13 Show time: 12:00 a.m.
Advance tickets

4-D SPECTACULAR!
Peaches Christ Productions is proud to announce the special Seattle engagement of 'ALL ABOUT EVIL: The Peaches Christ Experience in 4-D.' Directed by Joshua Grannell, the alter-ego of San Francisco drag sensation Peaches Christ, this very special extravaganza is being presented in association with Seattle’s effervescent hostess Sylvia O’Stayformore. As the darkness descends on this unholy event, prepare to witness a pre-film 'spooktacular' performance by Peaches and featuring both the Midnight Mass Players and Bacon Strip Collective, who will have some ghastly surprises for you.

All About Evil is a wicked black comedy set in the world of a horror movie about a mousy librarian who inherits her father’s beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business she discovers her inner serial killer - and a legion of rabid gore fans - when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don’t realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real! Starring Natasha Lyonne (Slums of Beverly Hills, But I’m A Cheerleader), Thomas Dekker (Sarah Connor Chronicles, A Nightmare On Elm Street), Cassandra Peterson (Elvira),  and Mink Stole (Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom).

DRESS UP! WIN PRIZES!
Additionally, Peaches Christ strongly encourages audience members to be creative, have fun, and dress up in their finest 'GORE COUTURE' to participate in the 'Parade of Evil,' with one lucky winner who will be showered with EVIL adoration and prizes. Seattlite celebrity judges and fashion experts JACKIE HELL and MISS OBLIVIOUS will be on-hand for the judgement. It will be a night to dismember and you won’t want to miss being at Landmark’s Egyptian Theatre so you can say you were there to be part of the EVIL.